Cunning is the ability to achieve things in a clever way, often by deceiving other people. [+ of] ⇒ ...one more example of the cunning of today's art thieves. ⇒ He tackled the job with a great deal of imagination, skill and cunning.

Example sentences containing 'cunning'

I knew that under the charmlay a very cunning manipulator who would sell weapons to anyone for the right price.MacNeill, Alastair THE DEVIL'S DOORThey softened in love and hardened in anger, they widened with surprise and narrowed with cunning.Stewart, Michael COMPULSIONIn typicalaristocraticfashion he was wearing shabby country clothes and looked like a rather cunning poacher.Howatch, Susan ULTIMATE PRIZESHe had to hand it to him: Truman was considerably shrewder, much more cunning than he had figured.José Latour HAVANA BEST FRIENDS